What is the maltese falcon?

The Maltese Falcon was selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry in 1989. The Maltese Falcon is a part of Roger Ebert's Great Movies series and was cited by Panorama du Film Noir Américain as the first major film noir. read more

The 1941 Humphrey Bogart classic The Maltese Falcon revolves around a 12-inch falcon statue that the film's protagonist believes to be a priceless antique - but in the end is revealed to be a lead fake. read more

The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story has been adapted several times for the cinema. read more